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This isn't the time to use that! Helix Fossil WIP

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Ended up very run-down/sick and needing downtime last week. Decided to sculpt something new in plasticine while getting rest laying on the sofa and supervising the printer (just repaired it, still having problems then). Wanted to redo the animal crossing fossil I made and make a new mold... and then it dawned on me that I could make the Helix fossil instead since Twitch made it a thing.
Already a few of people making the Almighty Helix and while they are good sculpts, they look more like sculptures than fossils embedded in stone... (used to be a paleontology nerd as a kid). Here's my try at making a somewhat "realistic" helix fossil after studying the official artwork and photos of real ammonites (and counterfeit fossils to get an idea of what not to do). This is the raw plasticine sculpt after a couple days work. About 5" x 6" rectangular... I guess it is roughly Omanyte sized? Maybe? There is also a smaller one I sculpted too, about 3" x 3.5". Both are being molded and cast, the big one in resin as a Red cosplay prop/display piece and the little one probably in plaster. Photos coming when the first ones are painted. : )

New animal crossing fossil will be coming soon too. Actually all my spare plasticine was used for this... about 3 lbs of the stuff here. Once the mold is finished and the casts come out well I can re-use this clay for other things.
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KutkuMegsan's avatar
This is neat! I really like it! ^_^